Creating and Using Adaptive Learning Paths

Adaptive Learning Paths let you customize what a learner sees in a learning path based on their current knowledge and experience. Using Competency Assessments, you can configure a learning path to provide individual learning experiences based on the learner's responses to the assessment. Paths can be flexible to provide a "Choose Your Own Adventure" experience, or paths can be more controlled to meet necessary completion & certification requirements.

Where do I find this?

To create a Competency Assessment:

Communications > Competency Assessments 

To configure Competency Assessment Settings:

Communications > Competency Assessments > Actions > Settings

To add a Competency Assessment to a Learning Path milestone:

Content > Actions (for the Learning Path where you'd like to attach the assessment) > Edit

How do I do this?

The first step in creating an Adaptive Learning Path is to create a Competency Assessment. The assessment is then added to a Learning Path’s milestone.

1. Click "Add Assessment".
2. Enter a title for the assessment and click "Save".
   
   
3. Click "Add a Question".
   
   
4. Select the question type from the header.
   • Question Types: Multiple Choice, True/False, Select Boxes
5. Enter a question in the question box field.
6. Click "Add a Choice".
7. Enter a Choice Text.
8. Search and select a piece of content to associate with the choice in the Search field. (optional)
9. Enable "Allow Learner to select and complete any session in the content" if you wish for the learner to select any session.
10. Click the star to mark the choice as correct. (optional)
11. Select "Add a Choice" and repeat steps 7-11 until all choices are configured.
    
    
12. Click "Add a Question" to configure additional questions in the assessment.
    
    

1. Navigate to the Competency Assessment settings by going to Communications > Competency Assessments > Actions > Settings or if you are already viewing the assessment, navigate to settings in the left navigation bar.
2. There are two Settings tabs: General and Manage.
3. The following settings are configurable by navigating to the Settings > General tab of a Competency Assessment:
   • Competency Assessment Title (50 character limit suggestion)
   • SKU (optional unique identifier for reporting purposes)
   • Assessment is Graded (defaults to ‘Yes’)
   • Minimum Passing Percentage (1-100)
   • Pass message (message learner receives when competency assessment is passed)
   • Fail Message (message learner receives when competency assessment is failed)
     
     
4. The following settings are configurable by navigating to the Settings > Manage tab of a Competency Assessment:
   • Competency Assessments can be copied via the Manage tab. Simply enter a new title and click "Copy Competency Assessment".
   • You can also archive assessments from the Manage tab in each individual assessment.
     
     

Once a Competency Assessment is created, the assessment can then be added to a Learning Path milestone.

1. Create or access a Learning Path and click to add a new milestone.
2. Click "Add Competency Assessment". The user will then be able to choose from two options how to display the Competency Assessment to the learner.
   
   

To add Option 1:

1. Select "Require Content assigned by Competency Assessment to be completed". from the dropdown. (default option)
2. Search & enter the preferred Competency Assessment.
3. Select whether or not the content assigned should be elective or required. (default Required)
4. If desired, enable "Allow learner to retake assessment". (optional, default setting disabled)
5. Enter a Title for the Assessment. (required)
6. Enter a Subtitle for the Assessment. (optional)
7. Enter a CTA Button Text for the Assessment. (required)
8. Select a Display Type. (required)
   • Text Only: Only the text provided for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text will display in the milestone.
   • Display Image: An image will display behind the text provided for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text. If images are not provided, the display type will revert to Text Only.
9. Click "Save".
   
   

To add Option 2:

1. Select "Require ONLY Competency Assessment to be completed" from the dropdown.
2. Search & enter the preferred Competency Assessment.
3. Enable "Require a Passing Score?". (optional, default setting is disabled)
4. If desired, enable "Allow learner to retake assessment". (optional, default setting disabled)
5. Enter a Title for the Assessment. (required)
6. Enter a Subtitle for the Assessment. (optional)
7. Enter a CTA Button Text for the Assessment. (required)
8. Select a Display Type. (required)
   • Text Only: Only the text provided for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text will display in the milestone.
   • Display Image: An image will display behind the text provided for the Title, Subtitle, & CTA Button Text. If images are not provided, the display type will revert to Text Only.
9. Click "Save".
   
   

When a learner interacts with an Adaptive Learning Path, the learner is be prompted to begin the assessment through the CTA. The assessment is displayed to the learner in a popup modal. The learner simply needs to answer the questions and click "Save & Continue".

If the assessment is not graded, and assigns content, the learner will be assigned content to the milestone which she will need to complete in order to complete the milestone. If the Competency Assessment is graded, an assessment summary modal will display after submitting the answers.

Reporting for Competency Assessments is available at both the Competency Assessment level and the associated Learning Path level.

1. Navigate to Communications > Competency Assessment.
2. Click "Report" from the Competency Assessment’s Actions menu.

OR

1. Navigate to Communications > Competency Assessment.
2. Click Edit from the Competency Assessment’s Actions menu.
3. Click Reporting tab.
4. Click Attempts.

The report displays the answers provided by individual learners to assessment questions. The report is filterable by date, page (assessment title), learner and course.

1. Navigate to Content.
2. Click "Report" from a Learning Path’s Actions menu.

OR

1. Navigate to Content
2. Click Edit from the Learning Path’s Actions menu.
3. Click Reporting tab.
4. Click Competencies.

The overview report will review each assessment within a Learning Path. By selecting an individual attempt, the user will view the Competency Assessment report as described previously, but from within the Learning Path.